Man, 84, sentenced for trying to sell cocaine

Texas man had 37 pounds of drug

4:16 AM,
May 9, 2013

Daniel Gonzalez

Written by

Chike Erokwu
Staff writer

An 84-year-old Texas man was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for attempting to sell more than 37 pounds of cocaine to undercover police in 2007.

Daniel Gonzalez, 84, pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine and possession of criminal tools before Sandusky County Common Pleas Judge John Dewey. Because of the amount of cocaine involved, Gonzalez was charged with a first-degree felony.

He was sentenced to three years in prison for trafficking and one year for possession of criminal tools, to be served consecutively. Gonzalez received just under four months of credit for previously ...